• adj. 有怪想的，想入非非的；反復無常的

詞源同crook, cranky. 即腦子轉彎，跟常人不一樣的。

crotchety (adj.)

1825, from crotchet "whim or fancy" + -y (2). But the sense evolution is obscure.

1. He was tired and crotchety.

他累了，動不動就發火。

來自《權威詞典》

2. He is a crotchety old man.

他是個脾氣暴躁的老頭。

來自辭典例句

3. His crotchety, even cruel behavior must be mischaracterized too.

他反復無常 、 甚至是殘酷的行為一定也是由于復雜的性格原因.

來自互聯網

4. It's hardly surprising that this bold, or perhaps crotchety, proposal was instantly controversial.

不出所料, 這個大膽, 些許有些離奇的建議一經提出便立刻引起爭議.

來自互聯網